Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor inventions 02/06

20060041304 - Endoluminal occlusion-irrigation catheter with aspiration capabilities and methods of use: A catheter system comprising a guidewire, an endovascular catheter, and an aspiration catheter. The guidewire has an expandable occluder mounted on a distal end. The guidewire and the endovascular catheter are insertable into a lumen of the aspiration catheter. The aspiration catheter also includes infusion and aspiration lumen(s) and port(s)....

20060041303 - Guidewire with stopper: A stent assembly including a catheter formed with a side aperture, and a branch guidewire disposed in the catheter and which passes into the side aperture, the branch guidewire including a stopper sized such that the stopper cannot be pulled through the side aperture into the catheter but can be...

20060041302 - Stent delivery system: A medical device comprises a catheter, a retractable sheath, and a rolling membrane. The catheter includes a catheter shaft about which a stent in a reduced diameter configuration may be disposed. A stent retaining region of the sheath is disposed about the stent to retain the stent in the reduced...

20060041305 - Prosthetic repair of body passages: A prosthesis that resiliently engages a body passage includes an annular clamping ring which may be folded along a diametric axis for insertion into the body passage. The clamping ring is adapted to resiliently spring outwardly, once in position inside the body passage, and to be continually resiliently biased against...

20060041306 - Devices and methods for heart valve treatment: Devices and methods for treating heart valves include members that assist the valve in closing during at least a portion of the cardiac cycle. Such devices include members configured to alter the shape of a valve annulus, reposition at least one papillary muscle, and/or plug an orifice of the valve...

20060041307 - Accommodating intraocular lens system and method: An accommodating intraocular lens is provided having optical parameters that are altered in-situ, wherein an optic portion of the lens includes an actuator that deflects a lens element to alter the optical power of the lens, responsive to forces applied to a haptic portion to the lens by contraction of...

20060041308 - Posterior chamber implantable intraocular lens: A posterior chamber implantable intraocular lens having haptics and additional attachment structure of a discontinuous or semi-discontinuous form associated with the haptics. The posterior chamber implantable intraocular lens can be implanted using conventional techniques if the posterior chamber is determined to be suitable and adequate for implantation using conventional techniques,...

20060041309 - Linear electromechanical device-based artificial muscles, bio-valves and related applications: A biological function assist apparatus composed a linear electronmechanical device or system wrapped in protective coating and controlled by a controller, which also provides power to the electromechanically-based system. The electromechanically-based system can be formed as a mesh using linear motors or linear actuators, or a larger electromechanically grid and...

20060041310 - Foreskin prosthesis: The foreskin prosthesis is installed over the penile glans and shaft of a circumcised male and functions similarly to a natural foreskin, protecting the glans from abrasion and desensitization due to contact with clothing. This allows the glans to regain sensitivity previously lost due to constant exposure to abrasion and...

20060041311 - Devices and methods for treating facet joints: The invention discloses methods and devices for repairing, replacing and/or augmenting natural facet joint surfaces and/or facet capsules....

20060041312 - Axially compressible artificial intervertebral disc having limited rotation using a captured ball and socket joint with a solid ball and retaining cap: An artificial disc having a pair of opposing baseplates, for seating against opposing vertebral bone surfaces, separated by a ball and socket joint that includes a solid ball mounted to protrude from one of the baseplates. The ball is captured within a curvate socket formed in a peak of a...

20060041313 - Intervertebral disc system: An vertebral implant is interposed between two vertebral endplates and comprises a first endplate assembly having a first restraint mechanism extending from a first exterior surface for engaging a first vertebral endplate The implant further comprises a second endplate assembly having a second restraint mechanism extending from a second exterior...

20060041314 - Artificial disc prosthesis: An intervertebral disc having a first end plate, a second end plate and a core. The first end plate including a top surface and a bottom spherical surface. The second end plate having a lower surface and an upper surface, the upper surface including at least one protrusion having a...

20060041315 - Subtalar implant: An implant for insertion into a tarsal sinus includes a metal body having a plurality of threads disposed thereon. The body also includes a generally smooth, non-threaded portion that provides an articulating surface for the bones of the joint. The non-threaded portion tapers along a length, decreasing in size toward...

20060041316 - Hip prosthesis comprising a shaft to be fixed in the medullary canal of the femur: A hip prosthesis includes a shaft which is configured to be anchored in the medullary canal of a femur and whose distal portion, which is to be anchored in the diaphysis, has a core cross-section which tapers toward the distal end and which, at least on the lateral side and...

20060041317 - Modular orthopaedic implant system: A comprehensive modular implant system is provided that is especially adapted for limb preservation. The modular components of the system can be combined to perform proximal, distal, mid-shaft, or total long bone replacement. Each replacement component is connected by a Morse taper engagement. The Morse taper engagement can be augmented...

20060041318 - Laminar skin-bone fixation transcutaneous implant and method for use thereof: A laminar skin-bone fixation transcutaneous implant adapted for implantation in a residual limb of an amputee comprising a biocompatible bone implant post having a first segment adapted for bone implantation, a transcutaneous segment attached to one or more biocompatible porous layers adapted for vascularization and stable sealable ingrowth by skin...

20060041319 - Perorally removeable anti-reflux valve implantation: Disclosed are esophageal anti-reflux valve prostheses, and tools and procedures for peroral implantation and extraction of the prostheses. The prostheses disclosed have a semipermeable membrane to allow retrograde passage of gas, magnets disposed at a distal end of the sleeve to facilitate closure, and an outwardly bendable array of spikes...

20060041320 - Suturable adhesion-preventing membrane: A suturable adhesion-preventing membrane has high suture strength, good biocompatibility, decomposition and absorption in a living body, sufficient adhesion-preventing effect, and desirable guided tissue regeneration. The membrane is composed of at least one non-woven fabric layer made of collagen fibers, or a laminated membranous substance consisting of at least one...

20060041321 - Prosthetic foot with an adjustable ankle and method: A prosthetic foot with an adjustable ankle includes an upper portion coupled to a socket of an amputee. A lower portion is adjustably coupled to the upper portion, and is attached to a foot member with heel and toe sections. A movable coupling is disposed between the upper and lower...

20060036309 - Guidewire loaded stent for delivery through a catheter: A method of delivering a stent comprising providing an elongate guide having a stent coaxially supported on the guide for placement and movement by the guide, providing a tubular sheath member, advancing the elongate guide into the body to provide initial access to a preselected treatment site within the body...

20060036308 - Stent with extruded covering: The stent having an extruded covering of the present invention, and method of making the same, provides a stent 112 having stent elements 116 forming cells 118, and a covering 114 disposed on the stent 112. The seamless covering 114 encloses the stent elements 116 and the cells 118. The...

20060036310 - Method to simultaneously load and cover self expanding stents: A medical device may be secured to a medical device delivery apparatus by providing a wrapped medical device, the wrapped medical device comprising a medical device with a polymeric sheet disposed thereabout, compressing the wrapped medical device and affixing at least one opposing edge of the polymeric sheet to a...

20060036311 - Stent and process for producing the same: A stent comprising a tubular stent matrix of which diameter is extendable and a flexible polymer layer covering the stent matrix. The polymer layer is closely attached to and covers the entire surface of the stent matrix. Since the flexible polymer layer closely covers the entire surface of the stent...

20060036312 - Flexible stent and method of manufacture: A preferred embodiment of a stent provides a folded strut section that provides both structural rigidity and reduction in foreshortening of the stent mechanism. A flexible section provides flexibility for delivery of the stent mechanism. In a second embodiment, flexible section columns are angled with respect to each other, and...

20060036313 - Apicoaortic conduit connector and method for using: An improved apparatus and method for AAC insertion including a new AAC connector having a threaded or partially threaded body. The AAC connector has a flexible flange situated at one end that is soft and thin enough to bend backwards so that it can be pushed through an opening made...

20060036314 - Delivery system for endoluminal implant: The present invention embodies delivery systems and methods for delivering modular endovascular graft devices that allow one portion of the repair device to be deployed while maintaining control of the other portions. The delivery systems are simpler to use, easier to manufacture and facilitate better packing of the repair device....

20060036315 - Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels: The present invention is directed to a stent for use in a bifurcated body lumen having a main branch and a side branch. The stent comprises a radially expandable generally tubular stent body having proximal and distal opposing ends with a body wall having a surface extending therebetween. The surface...

20060036316 - Inherently radiopaque bioresorbable polymers for multiple uses: Preferred embodiments of the present invention relate to polymeric medical devices, such as stents. More particularly, the compositions disclosed herein comprise halogen-containing phenol moeities, that may be used for medical devices and other uses whereby bioresorbable and radiopaque and physicomechanical properties are desired....

20060036317 - Decives and methods for heart valve treatment: Devices and methods for improving the function of a valve (e.g., mitral valve) by positioning a spacing filling device outside and adjacent the heart wall such that the device applies an inward force against the heart wall acting on the valve. A substantially equal and opposite force may be provided...

20060036318 - Method and insert for modifying eye color: A method and intrastroma insert are adapted to modify eye color. The insertion of opaque material into the stromal space is a means of changing the color and/or design of the stroma and, apparently, the iris. Biocompatible inserts include a slurry of biocompatible material, a fabric including opacified material, and...

20060036319 - Cosmetic ophthalmic surgical conformer: A cosmetic ophthalmic surgical conformer for use in such surgical ophthalmic procedures as evisceration, enucleation, and exenteration. The cosmetic ophthalmic surgical conformer provides a prosthetic device with at least one eye representation for post-operative use extending up until the time that an artificial eye is available....

20060036320 - Spray method for forming shells for prostheses: Shells for mammary prostheses and other devices are created by spraying a silicone dispersion onto a mandrel. Several coats of dispersion are applied with an interval for evaporation of solvent from the dispersion between application of coats. The shells created are uniform in thickness and have a desirably defect-free surface....

20060036324 - Adjustable spinal implant device and method: A spine implant, in particular a stabilization or distraction device, is provided with an adjustable length....

20060036323 - Facet device and method: A spine prosthesis is provided and in particular, related to the facet joint of a spine....

20060036322 - Systems and methods for the fixation or fusion of bone: Various bone fixation/fusion devices are sized and configured to be placed across fracture fragments or between bones that are to be fused....

20060036321 - Vertebral column implant consisting of bone material: The invention relates to a vertebral column implant for intercorporal fusion to the vertebral column. Said implant consists of a body produced from preserved bone material, whose size is adapted to the vertebral interstice between adjacent vertebrae that is formed once the vertebral interbody has been removed. The vertebral column...

20060036325 - Anterior prosthetic spinal disc replacement: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine. The present invention also relates to a method for implanting a prosthetic spinal disc via anterior or anterior lateral implantation. Other surgical approaches for implanting the prosthetic disc may...

20060036326 - Intervertebral implant comprising a three-part articulation: An intervertebral implant having a central axis (1) substantially parallel to or coaxial with the spinal column's longitudinal axis and including: an upper and a lower terminal part (2; 3) and a convex joint element. Each of the upper and lower terminal parts have an outermost surface (5; 6) configured...

20060036327 - Prosthetic intervertebral disc implant: A prosthetic disc for the replacement of a defective intervertebral disc comprising a lower component member and a upper component member, each component member having three distinct complementary bearing surfaces which allow anterior-posterior (bending forward/backward), medial-lateral (bending side-to-side), and twisting motions approximating the natural movement of a spinal joint. The...

20060036328 - Extended articular surface resurfacing head: A resurfacing implant comprising a head and an extended articulating surface protruding from a portion of the head operable to articulate with at least one of a bone and a ligament. The head has an exterior articulating surface, an interior surface opposite the exterior articulating surface, and an anchoring device...

20060036329 - Mobile bearing unicondylar tibial knee prosthesis: A mobile bearing unicondylar tibial knee prosthesis includes a tibial base plate and a tibial articular surface component. The inferior surface of the articular surface component engages the superior surface of the base plate in sliding relationship. The tibial articular surface and a stop on the tibial base plate define...

20060036330 - Method and apparatus for wrist arthroplasty: A prosthetic wrist having at least one of a radial insert, which is configured to be fixed to a radius of a patient, a carpal implant or a wrist bearing component. The carpal implant can include a body and a pair of flanges, each of which being skewed to the...

20060036331 - Polymer-ceramic-hydrogel composite scaffold for osteochondral repair: This invention pertains to materials and methods relating to the biological fixation of one tissue type to another different tissue type, i.e., the fixation of cartilage to bone. A scaffold apparatus for osteochondral tissue engineering is described. The apparatus comprises regions of varying matrices which provide a functional interface between...

20060036332 - Implantable human kidney replacement unit: An implantable human kidney replacement unit. Fully functional self contained, providing patients with end stage renal disease the freedom of traveling and moving about normally. Replacing donor kidneys. Implanted in the flank with at least one inlet and outlet tube each, sutured to the iliac artery and vain, at least...

20060036333 - Mastopexy stabilization apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for mastopexy surgeries correcting a ptosis condition caused by tissue stretching, in the breast as a result of pregnancy, time, aging, and the effects of gravity and athletic activity provide an implant having homogeneously formed connectors extending from inside an implant wall for anchoring to the...

20060030924 - Catheter system for stenting bifurcated vessels: A catheter system and method are described for stenting a vessel at a bifurcation or sidebranch of the vessel. The catheter system includes a first balloon catheter, a second balloon catheter and a releasable linking device for holding the first and second balloon catheters arranged in a side-by-side configuration and...

20060030922 - Intraluminal stent assembly and method of deploying the same: Intraluminal stent assemblies and methods of deploying the same. The assemblies include a catheter including at least one lumen formed therein. At least one inflatable member is disposed on the catheter and in communication with the lumen. The inflatable member includes at least one distal projection and/or at least one...

20060030921 - Intravascular securement device: A method and apparatus for a securement device useful for the treatment of aneurysms includes a hub and, in one aspect, a plurality of arms or spikes in a star pattern extendable therefrom and into engagement with a blood vessel wall. The securement device may be deployed to anchor a...

20060030923 - Stent delivery system: A medical device comprises a catheter having a catheter shaft, a sheath and a rolling membrane. The sheath is being disposed about the catheter shaft and is longitudinally moveable relative thereto. A distal portion of the sheath defines a stent retaining region. The sheath is moveable between an extended position...

20060030925 - Flexible resheathable stent design: A self-expanding stent includes capture segments including a first capture segment and a second capture segment. The first capture segment includes a first crown coupled to a first crown of the second capture segment and a second crown, where the second crown is spaced apart from an adjacent second crown...

20060030926 - Endoluminal prosthesis having expandable graft sections: An endoluminal prosthesis comprises a tubular member having a proximal opening and a distal opening providing a lumen through which body fluids may flow. The tubular member is constructed of a graft material. The tubular graft is formed of a first material such as a woven fiber or other suitable...

20060030927 - Thin-layered endovascular silk-covered stent device and method of manufacture thereof: A stent-graft composite intraluminal prosthesis comprises an elongate radially adjustable tubular stent, defining opposed exterior and luminal stent surfaces and a polymeric stent sheath covering at least the exterior surface thereof. The stent can include a plurality of open spaces extending between the opposed exterior and interior surfaces so as...

20060030931 - Expandable medical device with locking mechanism: According to the present invention there is provided an expandable medical device having, a plurality of elongated beams, the plurality of elongated beams joined together to form a substantially cylindrical device which is expandable from a cylinder having a first diameter to a cylinder having a second diameter. A plurality...

20060030929 - Flap-cover aneurysm stent: A stent may comprise an expandable framework and a plurality of flaps. Adjacent flaps may overlap one another to form a wall region of predetermined shape. The stent may be delivered to an aneurysm site and positioned such that the wall region blocks fluid flow into the aneurysm....

20060030930 - Intraluminal medical device having asymetrical members of unequal length: This invention relates generally to expandable intraluminal medical devices for use within a body passageway or duct, and more particularly to an optimized stent having asymmetrical strut and loop members, wherein at least one pair adjacent radial strut members have unequal axial lengths....

20060030928 - Radial design for high strength, high flexibility, controlled recoil stent: A biocompatible metallic material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. The biocompatible metallic material comprises a unique composition and designed-in properties that enable the fabrication of intraluminal stents that are able to withstand a broader range of loading conditions than currently available stents....

20060030932 - Flexible stent: A stent device including a stent body having a plurality of adjacent rows and one or more interconnections or interlocking rings between rows. The interconnections have first and second connecting portions with first ends permanently and immovably coupled to the rows and second ends interlocked with each other, such that...

20060030933 - Thermal transition methods and devices: A method of sequentially transitioning a thermally active shape memory device progressively translocates the thermally active shape memory device through a first controlled temperature zone and through an additional controlled temperature zone. The thermally active shape memory device is thermally transitioned and changed in geometric shape as a result of...

20060030934 - Vascular prosthesis having improved flexibility and nested cell delivery configuration: An implantable vascular prosthesis having improved flexibility is provided comprising a helical body portion having a reduced delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration, the helical body portion comprising a plurality of cells interconnected by hinge points that enhances flexibility of the vascular prosthesis and provides at least partial nesting...

20060030920 - Varying-diameter vascular implant and balloon: A method for deploying an expandable implant (100) in a body passage (302) of varying diameter includes selecting a balloon (200) having a radial dimension that varies, when the balloon is inflated, in accordance with the varying diameter of the body passage. The balloon is inserted, in a deflated state,...

20060030935 - Flanged graft for end-to-side anastomosis: An inventive flanged graft for end-to-side anastomosis includes a tubular graft member and a flanged section The type and size of the flanged section is determined by various factors such as identity of the receiving artery, position of the arteriotomy on the receiving artery, and luminal diameter of the graft....

20060030937 - Carrier and kit for intraluminal delivery of active principles or agents: A carrier for delivering at least one active principle at an intraluminal site. The carrier includes a carrier body, such as a stent. The carrier body is provided with one or more reservoirs. The reservoirs contain nanoparticles which convey at least one active principle. The nanoparticles also comprise a substance...

20060030936 - Method of making a coated medical device: Medical devices, such as stents, having a surface, a coating layer comprising a polymer disposed on at least a portion of the surface, and a composition comprising a biologically active material injected into or under the coating layer at one or more locations in the coating layer to form at...

20060030938 - Aspheric lenses and lens family: In an embodiment, an aspheric IOL for use in a pseudophakic ocular system has no inherent spherical aberration. In an embodiment, an aspheric IOL for use in a pseudophakic ocular system has a controlled amount of inherent negative spherical aberration such that the IOL induces no spherical aberration in a...

20060030939 - Implantable prosthesis for positioning and supporting a breast implant: An implantable prosthesis for use in positioning a breast implant comprising a sheet of a prosthetic material configured to form a sling-shaped receiving area for receiving and supporting the breast implant. The surface area of the implantable prosthesis contacting the breast implant comprises a biocompatible or chemically inert material to...

20060030941 - Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone: A graft ligament anchor comprises a graft ligament engagement member disposed in an opening in a bone, the graft ligament engagement member being arranged to receive a graft ligament alongside the engagement member, and a locking member for disposition in the opening, and at least in part engageable with the...

20060030940 - Use of autogenous growth factors in bone tunnels during ligament reconstruction with mechanical containment implants: A method for introducing autogenous growth factors produced from a patient's own blood into a target bone tunnel created by the surgeon during ligament reconstruction. The autogenous growth factors, preferably contained in platelet-rich plasma, are inserted into the target bone tunnel subsequent to the graft insertion to enhance the healing...

20060030942 - Use of neuropeptides for ligament healing: Disclosed are a method and a corresponding pharmaceutical composition for treating damaged ligaments. Neurogenic compounds in general and neuropeptides in particular have been found to be highly effective in stimulated repair of ligaments damaged due to traumatic injury, ligament disease, and disuse. Preferred active ingredients for use in the method...

20060030943 - Expandable spinal implant having interlocking geometry for structural support: An expandable spinal implant including at least two expandable branch portions extending generally along a longitudinal axis and each including a fixed end portion and an opposite movable end portion with the fixed end portions coupled together adjacent a base portion of the implant. A first of the branch portions...

20060030944 - Methods and apparatus for enhanced retention of prosthetic implants: A prosthetic implant utilizes lateral retaining structures as part of the interior surface of the implant to more effectively secure and retain the implant while reducing the overall size and mass of the implant. In one embodiment, the prosthetic implant is provided with one or more T-shaped members extending from...

20060030945 - Modular orthopaedic implant system with multi-use stems: A knee implant system includes a femoral adapter. The femoral adapter has a threaded bore so that a stem extension can be threaded onto the proximal end of the adapter. The same stem extension can be threaded onto the distal end of the tibial tray so that the number of...

20060030946 - Wrist prosthesis: A wrist prosthesis has first, second, and third components that in one form are a radial component, a metacarpal component, and a bearing component. The bearing component is non-fixed or non-stationary relative to one of the radial component and the metacarpal component when the wrist prosthesis is assembled such as...

20060030947 - Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty: A method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty. An approximately 3.75-5 centimeter (1.5-2 inch) anterior incision is made in line with the femoral neck. The femoral neck is severed from the femoral shaft and removed through the anterior incision. The acetabulum is prepared for receiving an...

20060030948 - Osteoimplant and method of making same: An osteoimplant is provided which comprises a coherent aggregate of elongate bone particles, the osteoimplant possessing predetermined dimensions and shape. The osteoimplant is highly absorbent and sponge-like in nature. Also provided herein are a method of fabricating the osteoimplant and a method of repairing and/or treating bone defects utilizing the...

20060030949 - Intragastric stent for duodenum bypass: A porous weave of bioabsorbable filaments is encased in an elastic membrane to form a thin-walled stent. The stent is sized to be snugly fitted in the proximate portion of the duodenum of a patient, to induce weight loss by limiting uptake of food passing through the stent. After a...

20060030950 - Prosthetic foot with tunable performance: A prosthetic foot (190) incorporates a foot keel (192) and a resilient calf shank (193) with its lower end connected to the foot keel to form an ankle joint of the prosthetic foot. The calf shank extends upward from the foot keel by way of an anterior facing convexly curved...

20060025843 - Apparatus for treating atherosclerosis: An apparatus for interventional treatment of atherosclerosis at a vascular bifurcation includes structure for receiving a first guidewire and a second guidewire. An exit for the second guidewire is located in a central section of the structure. A first balloon portion is secured to the structure so a proximal end...

20060025845 - Expandable stent with markers and stent delivery system: An expandable stent and delivery system therefor is provided for treating vascular diseases such as partially occluded blood vessels and aneurysms. The delivery system includes proximal, intermediate and distal cylindrical members disposed about an elongated core member. The proximal, intermediate, and distal cylindrical members are spaced apart such that first...

20060025844 - Reduced deployment force delivery device: A reduced deployment force delivery apparatus having an outer sheath with two layers that move relative to one another so as to reduce the deployment force necessary for deploying a stent, stent graft or other intraluminal device....

20060025846 - Aaa low profile support structure: An endoprosthesis for repairing and treating abdominal aortic aneurysms. The endoprosthesis features an anchoring and sealing component and low profile bifurcated legs. A biocompatible graft material is secured to at least the bifurcated legs in order to provide two endoleg fluid flow lumens or conduits. The bifurcated legs have staggered...

20060025848 - Medical device having a coating layer with structural elements therein and method of making the same: The invention pertains to coated medical devices, such as stents and balloon catheters, for delivering a biologically active material to body tissue of a patient. The medical device has a coating layer comprising a biocompatible polymer, non-polymer material, or biologically active material disposed on its surface, and at least one...

20060025847 - Stent with an end member having a lateral extension: A marker and pushing member are provided with lateral extensions connected to a connecting portion. The connecting portion connects the marker/pushing member to a proximal or distal end of the stent. The lateral extensions distribute forces applied to the marker/pushing member so that part of the force is applied to...

20060025849 - Vascular bifurcation prosthesis with multiple linked thin fronds: A prosthesis is disclosed for placement at an Os opening from a main body lumen to a branch body lumen. The prosthesis comprises a radially expansible support at one end, a circumferentially extending link at the other end and at least one frond extending axially therebetween. The support is configured...

20060025851 - Aaa device having connected bifurcated legs: An abdominal aortic aneurysm device having an anchoring portion with attached bifurcated legs for increasing the column strength thereof. The bifurcated legs comprise staggered stents so that nesting is possible during delivery....

20060025850 - Reduced profile aaa device: An abdominal aortic aneurysm endoprosthesis having a reduced profile for percutaneous delivery of the endoprosthesis. The endoprosthesis provides a cranial section supported by a stent, and a bifurcated caudal section having at least two legs each of which are supported by individual stents. The individual stents of each leg of...

20060025852 - Bioabsorbable self-expanding endolumenal devices: The present invention is directed to bioabsorbable self-expanding medical devices for use inside or outside body conduits that self-expand at, or below, normal human body temperature without requisite for a polymeric thermal transition...

20060025853 - Methods and systems for endovascular aneurysm treatment: Aneurysms are treated by filling a double-walled filling structure with a curable medium. The structures may be delivered over balloon deployment mechanisms in order to shape and open tubular lumens therethrough. The filling structures are preferably used in pairs for providing flow into the iliac arteries when treating abdominal aortic...

20060025854 - Translumenally implantable heart valve with formed in place support: A cardiovascular prosthetic valve includes a cuff having a distal end and a proximal end. An inflatable structure is coupled to the cuff and has at least one inflatable channel that forms a toroidal structure. A valve is coupled to the cuff; the valve configured to permit flow in a...

20060025855 - Translumenally implantable heart valve with multiple chamber formed in place support: A cardiovascular prosthetic valve comprises an inflatable body that has at least a first inflatable chamber and a second inflatable chamber that is not in fluid communication with the first inflatable chamber. The inflatable body is configured to form, at least in part, a generally annular ring. A valve is...

20060025856 - Annuloplasty band and method: An annuloplasty band comprising a sheath, and a generally arcuate stiffening element disposed within the sheath. The stiffening element extends from a first end to a second end, and preferably includes eyelets at its first and second ends adapted to receive sutures to secure the annuloplasty band to a valve...

20060025857 - Implantable prosthetic valve: The present invention provides valve prostheses adapted to be initially crimped in a narrow configuration suitable for catheterization through body ducts to a target location and adapted to be deployed by exerting substantially radial forces from within by means of a deployment device to a deployed state in the target...

20060025858 - Mitral valve ring for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation: An active bodily ring having a housing adapted to be sutured to a bodily component and a loop disposed in the housing, the loop capable of actively expanding and compressing during the bodily components normal function. The housing defines a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber containing...

20060025859 - Breast prosthesis: The invention relates to a breast prosthesis substantially consisting of bodies welded in plastic films and modeled on the shape of the breast, preferably of an addition cross-linked two-component silicone rubber mass, on whose rear side, in accordance with the invention, a separate and exchangeably insert can be put in...

20060025860 - Body augmenter capable of being planted through a pedicle for vertebral body reconstruction: A pedicle augmenter is provided for reconstruction of a vertebra subjected to loss of bone mass or fracture, and is to be planted into the vertebra from a pedicle of the vertebra for helping maintain or restore normal position and size of the vertebra. Through the pedicle, a device, fit...

20060025861 - Synthetic reinforced interbody fusion implants: Interbody fusion implants that include a load bearing body composed of a calcium phosphate material hardened around one or more structural reinforcing members are provided. The reinforcing members aid the load bearing body in resisting bending forces and, in certain forms of the invention, aid in preventing expulsion of the...

20060025862 - Intervertebral prosthetic disc with metallic core: A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces and upper and lower plates. At least one of the curved surfaces of the core is metallic, and in some embodiments the entire core is metallic. Each plate has an outer surface which...

20060025863 - Spinal disc prosthesis and methods: The present invention provides novel spinal disc prosthesis comprising two solid compressible cylinders and methods. A method of the invention for placing the solid compressible cylinders between adjacent spinal vertebrae comprises the steps of forming an enlarged partially circular space from the back and to one side of the space...

20060025864 - Spinal disc prosthesis and methods: The present invention provides novel spinal disc prosthesis comprising two solid compressible cylinders and methods. A method of the invention for placing the solid compressible cylinders between adjacent spinal vertebrae comprises the steps of forming an enlarged partially circular space from the back and to one side of the space...

20060025865 - Implant: In order to improve an implant for the replacement of at least a part of a natural articular surface of a bone forming part of a joint comprising an anchorage surface abutting against the remaining bone and an artificial articular surface directed away from the bone in such a way...

20060025866 - Ceramic manufactures: Ceramic bodies can be made by providing an initial green body of ceramic; and machining the initial green body to provide a machined green ceramic body. Embedding the initial green body in an embedding mass can be avoided. The initial green body can be bisqued, infiltrated an adjuvant such as...

20060025867 - Lip implant, instrumentation and method for insertion: A lip implant and lip instrument. The lip implant is formed of solid silicone and is shaped to be received in the lip of a patient. The lip instrument includes a pair of arms coupled together having clamping members to grasp and retain the lip implant. A method for insertion...

20060025868 - Method for treating diseased or damaged organs: This invention is directed to a method of treating a patient with diseased or damaged organs comprising administering to said patient a bioremodelable collagen-containing material which promotes the production of structural collagen, vascularization and epithelialization by the ingrowth of patient cells, wherein the material undergoes controlled biodegradation occurring with adequate...